Diclofenac
hi all. i just got some arthrotec 75 tablets off my doctor, and have haduric acid levels tested.
firstly, has anybody tried diclofenac?? - maybe it goes by other names?
secondly, what is “normal” uric acid, and what is high?
thirdly, does gout ever become permanent? I’ve had an attack since midaugust, only slightly there, occasionally enough to make me limp, when wham,wednesday gone got a big attack, had thurs and fri off work sick. now i’vegot the tableyts, but the attack is still there
just so i know a bit more when i go back to the doctors……
Allena Millier on September 17th, 2007
Diclofenac is the proper name. It is marketed with the proprietary name of Voltarol or Voltaren in Europe - and there are many generic products.Arthrotec is a combination of diclofenac with misoprostol, to reduce its gastric side effects - which is partially effective.The ‘normal uric acid level is a description which does not, as is usual with other substances, relate to the mean of a population plus 2 standard deviations. It relates to the solubility of urate in plasma or serum. About 10% of people with acute gout have level of urate below 7.5 mgm/100 mls (= about 480 micromoles per litre) at the time of the attack. There are many people with ‘high’ urate levels who do not get gout, but the risk of eventually getting gout rises with the level of plasma or serum (ie blood) urate.Gout can become permanent - the more frequent, severe and untreated the attacks, the more likely that permanent joint damage will arise, with secondary osteoarthritis.